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In 1991, Congress directed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the express purpose of reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone National Park and regions of Central Idaho. The final statement was published on April 14, 1994, and seriously examined five potential alternatives for reestablishing ...
Wolf #10, a male, in the Rose Creek acclimation pen, Yellowstone National Park. Wolf reintroduction involves the reintroduction of a portion of grey wolves in areas where native wolves have been extirpated. More than 30 subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, and grey wolves, as colloquially understood, comprise nondomestic/feral ...
Reintroduction of wolves. Wolves were reintroduced to the park in 1995, after being driven extinct in the area nearly 100 years ago. It is estimated that approximately 500 wolves are present now ...
With the reintroduction of gray wolves (Canis lupus) to Yellowstone National Park, much interest has been shown regarding the effects of a restored wolf population on both grizzly bears and black bears. Grizzly bears, black bears, and gray wolves have historically coexisted in much of the same range throughout a large portion of North America.
When considering the issue of wolf reintroduction in 2016, the commission adopted a formal resolution opposing intentional release of wolves. [18] Six gray wolves were photographed or killed in Colorado between 2004 and 2019. [19] These animals are most likely from the natural dispersion of those reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. [20]
This reintroduction could be a model for repairing ecosystems. The presence of apex predators improves habitat quality and species viability down the food chain. This reintroduction could be a ...
[2] 926F was the daughter of 832F, a she-wolf who was founder of the Lamar Canyon Pack which has its territory in Yellowstone National Park. [1] She was the great-great-great-granddaughter of wolf "No. 9", one of the first wolves from Alberta, Canada that was reintroduced into Yellowstone in 1995. [3]
Yellowstone's oldest wolf made headlines last month when the 11-year-old wolf did something that hasn't been done before - she gave birth to her tenth litter of pups! Keith Merrill of National ...